WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Agricultural prices

H.R. 6604, The Commodity Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $1.71

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6604 would amend the Commodity Exchange Act to bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets....

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P.L. 110-398, To amend the commodity provisions of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to permit producers to aggregate base acres and reconstitute farms to avoid the prohibition on receiving direct payments, counter-cyclical payments, or average crop revenue election payments when the sum of the base acres of a farm is 10 acres or less, and for other purposes - Cost per Average Family: $0.01

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6849 would amend the commodity provisions of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to permit producers to aggregate base acres and reconstitute farms to avoid the prohibition on receiving direct payments, counter-cyclical payments, or average crop revenue election payments when the sum of the base acres of a farm is 10 acres or less....

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P.L. 110-246, The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008

Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6124 would provide for the continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2012....

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P.L. 110-234, The Food and Energy Security Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $6102.04

Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2419 would provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012....

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S. 2302, The Food and Energy Security Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $5235.09

Fri, 02 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2302 would provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012....

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S. 1872, The Farm Safety Net Improvement Act of 2007

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1872 would amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to make revenue counter-cyclical payments available to producers on a farm to ensure that the producers at least receive a minimum level of revenue from the production of a covered commodity....

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S. 1706, The Wheat Counter-Cyclical Payments Enhancement Act

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1706 would amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to consider variations in the national average market price for different classes of wheat when determining the eligibility of wheat producers for counter-cyclical payments for the 2007 crop year....

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S. 1722, The Federal Milk Marketing Improvement Act of 2007

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1722 would amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture to determine the price of all milk used for manufactured purposes, which shall be classified as Class II milk, by using the national average cost of production....

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S. 1721, The Federal Dairy Education Loan Forgiveness Act

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1721 would amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to promote growth and opportunity for the dairy industry in the United States....

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H.R. 2879, The Wheat Counter-Cyclical Payments Enhancement Act

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2879 would amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to consider variations in the national average market price for different classes of wheat when determining the eligibility of wheat producers for counter-cyclical payments for the 2007 crop year....

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H.R. 2766, The National Dairy Equity Act of 2007

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2766 would establish regional dairy marketing areas to stabilize the price of milk and support the income of dairy producers....

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H.R. 2720, The FARM 21 Act of 2007

Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2720 would amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to reform commodity programs and to increase nutrition, conservation, and energy programs of the Department of Agriculture, to reduce the national budget deficit....

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H.R. 2656, The American Farm Improvement Act of 2007

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2656 would enhance the ongoing profitability and viability of America's farms, forests, and ranches by making conservation activities more cost-effective and efficient, by creating new revenue opportunities through biofuels....

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H.R. 2462, To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to promote growth and opportunity for the dairy industry in the United States, and for other purposes

Wed, 23 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2462 would amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to promote growth and opportunity for the dairy industry in the United States....

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S. 1424, The Farm, Nutrition, and Community Investment Act of 2007

Thu, 17 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1424 would provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2013....

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H.R. 2213, The Captive Supply Reform Act

Tue, 08 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2213 would amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to prohibit the use of certain anti-competitive forward contracts....

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H.R. 2218, The Biofuels Energy Independence Act of 2007

Tue, 08 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2218 would provide for a Biofuels Feedstocks Energy Reserve, and it would authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make and guarantee loans for the production, distribution, development, and storage of biofuels....

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H.R. 2144, The Farm, Nutrition, and Community Investment Act of 2007

Thu, 03 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2144 would extend and enhance farm, nutrition, and community development programs of the Department of Agriculture....

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S. 1017, The Captive Supply Reform Act

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1017 would amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to prohibit the use of certain anti-competitive forward contracts....

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H.R. 1583, The American Dairy Farmer Protection Act

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1583 would amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to extend the Milk Income Loss Contract Program through fiscal year 2012 at the 45 percent payment rate, and it would establish a minimum price for Class I milk under Federal milk marketing orders....

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H.R. 1116, To require that the payment rate used to make any direct payments with respect to wheat for the 2008 through 2012 crop years be $1.20 per bushel

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1116 would require that the payment rate used to make any direct payments with respect to wheat for the 2008 through 2012 crop years be $1.20 per bushel....

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H.R. 910, The American Competitiveness and Adjustment Act

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 910 would amend the Trade Act of 1974 to make certain modifications to the trade adjustment assistance program....

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S. 528, The Federal Milk Marketing Reform Act of 2007

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 528 would amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from basing minimum prices for Class I milk on the distance or transportation costs from any location that is not within a marketing area, except under certain circumstances....

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